Zanesville police patrolman Kyle Brooks was found asleep behind the wheel of his cruiser, and this photo is making its way around Facebook.

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Hannah Sparling
Staff Writer

A Zanesville Police Department officer will be punished but not fired after a picture of him napping on the job went viral.

The picture, which shows Patrolman Kyle Brooks in uniform and asleep behind the wheel of a cruiser, was circulated on Facebook and Twitter and picked up by news organizations in the area and Columbus.

Brooks declined to comment, but ZPD Chief Eric Lambes said he learned about the picture Thursday and has spoken with Brooks briefly, only to tell him he won't be fired for the offense but will be punished. ...